Safety clothespin



June 16, 1931. G, 'rn-UMANO 1,810,2

SAFETY vcno'rmsPIN' Filed oet. 4. 195ov Fly.

ZINVENTOR BM i AnoRNEY 'Patented June 16 1931 sArETY oLorrrEsPN v application sied october 4, 193,0. serial No. 4eafs24.

This invent-ion relates to clothes pins.

One object of the invention is to provide a clothes pin of improved strain take up construction to preventsplitting thereof. Y

Another object of the invention is the provision of a olothesmpin having improved y headyll, or the llike, 'atV one end thereof,

means for engaging with an article of clothing, or the like, and with the lline supporting the same.

AnotherY object of the invention is to furnish a clothes pin of improved, simplified construction, and which may be made of' one piece of wood, and is rugged, reliable, and ehcient in use. n

Other objects and 'advantages of the invention will become apparent as'the specilication proceeds.

With the aforesaid objects in view, the invention consists in the novel combinations I and arrangements of parts hereinafter described in their preferred embodiments,

Y pointed out in the subjoinedV claims, and illustratedv on thel annexed drawings, wherein like parts are designated by the same reference characters throughout the several views.

1n the drawings: Figure lis a view in vertical elevation of a clothes pin embodying the invention.

LFig. 2 is a similar view thereof taken a an angle to the `irst view.

Fig. 3 is a top plan View.

The advantages of the invention as here outlined are best realized when all of its features andy instrumentalitiesare combined in one'and the same structure, but, Vuseful devices may be' tha-nthe whole.-VV

It will be obvious to those skilled inthe art to which this invention appertains,fthat the same .may be incorporated in several 'v different constructions. The accompanying" drawings, therefore, are submitted merely as showingthe preferred exempliication of the' invention.

Referring in detail to the drawings, 10

` denotes a clothes pin embodying ythe invention. The samemay rpreferablybe of'one piece constructiomand maybemade of any Vsuitable material that can be used for the produced embodying lessv purpose,ffor instance, wood of a suitable degree-of hardness, and havingl Vthe grainthereof lruiming llengthwise 'ofthe clothes pin.l It can be inadeof any suitable '-or f' square shape.A l -The clothes pin may be provided with and extending from the other end is a longitudinal central opening or slot 12 ofsuitable length providing a fork with prongsl havL fr forel-ce Y ing latinner sides. The endsof the prongs maybe rounded at 14, and at some' point along the yslot r` 12 vare provided 'a plurality a registering recesses 15 in" said-prongs. The

recesses inay'be in relative proximity to but iny 'spaced relation with the crotchv 16 ofthe slot.

Extending throughjthe clothes pin from the head endofthe same andthrough the handle portion llalthereof'is afcompression slotvil, the planejoffwhich is alined with that'ofthe slot 12.'Y YThe said compression slot: terminates in'spaced relation to the adjacent' end of theslot 12, and is of lesser end ofthe clothes pin is subjected to com-V pression, accordingto the well known prinoiples of lbeam constructions. vThe slot 17 provides a clearance for taking up such compression to'prevent a crack from beginning at the crotch to tension.

portion 16, ,which isY subjectedY The position of the recesses 15 and the llength of the neck 18 are proportioned so that the clothes pin may have the requisiteV degree of strength. Furthermore, the recesses 15 predetermine the point of application of` stress with respect to the portion 18. It will be appreciated that various changes and modifications may be madek in the device as shown in the drawings, and that the same is submitted in an illustrative and not in a 'limiting sense, the scope of the invention being dened -in the following claims.

vI claim:

l. A clothes pin consisting of a one piece n bar member having a slot providing a fork, a

handle portion at an end of the bar member, and an open ended slot alined with the first mentioned slot and spaced therefrom to provide a connecting neck portion between the slots, the s lot in the handle portion being narrower than the first mentioned slot and taking up compression created in f tion being narrower than the first mentioned the handle portion on springing the prongs of the fork apart. 4 1 2. A clothes pin consisting of a one piece n bar member having aslot providing a fork,

a handle portion at an end of the bar member, and an open ended slot alined with the first mentioned -slot and spaced therefrom to provide a connecting neck portion be-l tween the slots, the slot in the handle por-- slot and taking up compression created in the handle Vportion on springing the prongs of the fork apart, the vsides of the slot in the,.handle portion beingv within the eX- tended Yplanes of the sides ofthe first mentioned slot, the latter having opposite. registering recesses in said prongs for receiving an article and supporting line, said recesses being inpredetermined spaced relation to the connecting neck portion to predetermine the stress thereon. y

In testimony whereof I aliX mv signature.

GEROME TRPIANO. 

